The Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation fulfills a key aspect of its mandate under the National
Historic Preservation Act by encouraging and providing training in historic
preservation, focusing on ACHP's authorized activities and related authorities.

ACHP's education program instructs Federal, State, local and tribal officials,
applicants for Federal assistance, and contractors in the requirements of Federal
historic preservation law and the Section 106 review
process, which applies any time a Federal, federally assisted, or federally approved
activity might affect a historic property listed in or eligible for listing in
the National Register of Historic Places.

Educating agency officials and other
participants in the Section 106 process increases efficiency in processing Section
106 undertakings, improves consultation, and provides agency officials and project
managers with information they need to incorporate historic preservation considerations
and responsibilities into their planning and project implementation.

ACHP
offers a two-day course, The Section 106 Essentials,for those who are new to Section 106 review or who want a refresher on the
basic operation of Section 106.

The Section 106 Essentials focuses on
the basic steps in the ACHP's regulations implementing Section 106, "Protection
of Historic Properties" (36 CFR Part 800), and the roles and responsibilities
of the various participants. It also offers practical advice on how to make Section
106 work smarter and more efficiently to resolve conflicts between development
plans and historic preservation values.

In addition to sponsoring a training
course, ACHP provides resource people for workshops, meetings, and conferences
held by other agencies and organizations, and provides advice, technical assistance,
and instructional materials to agencies and other groups with which the staff
is working.

For more information on ACHP training and educational outreach,
e-mail Cindy Bienvenue at cbienvenue@achp.gov.